Liquid dispenser



Sept. 5, 1933. M GREGR 1,925,959

LIQUID DISPENSER Filed Aug. 29, 1932' m''reygg INVENTOR f BY ATTOR N EY Patented Sept. 5, 1933 PATE NT; OFFICE LIQUID DISPENSER Max F. Gregor, Canoga Park, Calif.

Application August 29, 1932. Serial No. 630,919

3 Claims. (Cl. 221-102) The invention relates to a liquid dispenser and more especially to an' automatic holy water container and dispenser faucet.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character wherein liquid, such as holy water, may be dispensed in a determined quantity, namely, in single drops, and the dispensing being automatically controlled without liability of waste or excess discharge of the contents of the container.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character, wherein the same is of a construction that it may be conveniently supported upon a pedestal or other rest and is especially adaptable for religious institutions, particularly for installation in a church although the same may be usable in aprivate home as an article of devotion ink connection with an age old religious practice in the use of holy water for public and private devotion, the device being of novel form and is operable to permit a single drop to be dispensed and deposited upon the hand or finger of the operator for the carrying out of sacramental rites.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character wherein the liquid is protected as the same is confined in a manner to prevent a user from placing his or her hands in the quantity of liquid'and thus eliminating pollution and also preventing waste thereof, the device being thoroughly sanitary without liability of contagion in the continued use thereof.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and efcient'in its purpose, readily andveasily operated, strong, durable, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features of construction,

w combination` and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described in detail, Y

" valve or closure 21 is to seal the delivery openillustrated in the accompanying drawing,y which discloses the preferred embodiment of the in-` vention, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

` Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view throughy a device constructed in accordance with'the inf vention, the parts thereof being in normal position and the faucet closed.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 of Figure `1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the operat- K for the faucet.

ing lever or bracket for the faucet of the device.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the cut-off plunger of the faucet.

Figurue 5 is a side elevation of the valve.

Figure 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-6 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows. l

Figure 7 is a sectional view on the line '7-7 of Figure 5.

Figure 8 is an elevation' of the operating lever 5 Similar reference characters indicate corre-V sponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.v

Referring to the drawing in detail, the device constituting the present invention comprises al@ container 10 preferably in the form of a glass` jar, although it may be otherwise constructed and in this instance is provided with a contracted neck 11, the same being externally threaded for the detachable connection of a lid or cover 12 thereon. The container 10 is adapted to carry holy water 13 and the saine is iilled when its closed bottom' end 14 is lowermost and the open contracted neck 11 uppermost with the cover or lid 12 removed,` thus such water being introducedY through the open neck 11 as will be obvious.

Centrally tted in the lid or cover 12 is a tubular throat 15 having the threaded portion 16 which is passed through the lid or cover and has engaged therewith a coupling nut 17 so that in this manner the throat 15 will be detachably `joined with `the lid or cover, the latter resting against an external annular` flange 18 on said throat 15 and thus a fluid-tight joint between said throat and lid or cover is had.

The throat 15 at its outer end is provided with a delivery Vopening 19 walled by a valve seat 20 with which is adapted to contacta ball closure or valve 2l, the same being urged to contact with the seat through a coiled expansion spring22, the latter resting agains the perforated overhang 23 of the nut 17 and playing against the closurevalve 2l. The purpose of this with the longitudinal axis of the throat 15 with the lug 28 rising from the bottom of said basin and this lug carries alift pin 29 which projects the required distance to engage with the closure Yor valve 21V for lifting the same from the seat 20 and thereby uncovering the opening 19 so that the water 13 within the container 10 can now therefrom through the throat 15, opening 19 in the basin 2 4 as will be clearly Vapparent from Figure l'of the'dra'wing.' f v Secured at the periphery of the basin 24-exteriorly thereof is a xture including the bracket 30, the nipple 31 and the discharge faucet 32, thev latter-being in the form of a barrelvertically disposed and at right angles to the nipple 31 which hasl communication withfthe'f basin through the port 33 in its side walland register- ,r

ing with the said nipple. n

Arranged within the barrel 32 is a slldable tubular plunger 34, the barrel 32 at its lowermost fend being formed with a discharge opening. 35

Wi'thwhich'enga'ges a'valve 36, the st 'ein37 of which lits within the plunger 34 and this stem being provided with opposed 'longitudinally directed vent 'ohannels 38 openingthroughfthe upper end of the plunger 34. The'valve Vstein 37 has a reduced upper end portion 39 slidable through va guide 40 xed to the bracket` 30 by fasteners '41." The reduced upper portion 39 of the stem 37 is surrounded by a coiled tensioning spring 42 the 'same 'resting'uponthe guide 40 at its lower single drop 'to each end while its 'upper A'end plays against a washer -43 held againsta cross pin 44 mounted in said reduced portiol'i' 39 of the VStemat 'its upper'end. This spring'42A lfunctions tohold the valve 36 against the seat 35 `for the closing of the faucet ofthe device. f Thestem 37 spaced 'inwardly from the valve 36 isiorm'edwith an abutment 45 to be 'engaged by the plunger 34.` This engagement takes place in 'advance of .the opening of the valve 36 so that the' plunger 3 4 rwill have moved in the, barrel 32 for cutting oi communication thereof with the' bja's'in 24 through the nipple 31. Prior'to the opening' of the'valve 36 said'pl'unger upon 'engaging the'fabut'ment45 will force the valve 'to open position'andin tl'l'isaction `the water Will 'be dispensed in drops,"that toy say, a opening movement of the valve3'6. y `v 'Carried' 'by theb'raoket "so 'is 'a hanaj operated ylevel` 46 which lis preferably bifurca'ted at 47 for stradolngf thei nipple] 3 1 and .which lever is "s'win'gingly "supported by a Vpivot48 engaged in 'the bracket 30. f tftheupper end of the plunger 34 are opposedlaterally extending llugs 49, these loosely engaged 'in forked terminals v50 of bell crank-like. arm extensions 51,'o`f the lever 46,

the -free end of the lever being 'formedwith a `finger engaging button 0i head 52. It Will be seen that'when pressure is applied to the lever Y the plunger 134 will be shined downwardly 'upon the Avalve stems? and in' this movement oom muh'ic'ationbetween'the'barrel 32 andthe basin -2li-is "shut on 'theinstant that'contact offthe plunger is had with 'the'abutm'en't 45,l whereupon the 'stein A37 is moved downwardly andthe' valve 36 freed from itsk seat 35; and a, singlefdrop'of 'water is dispensed through l'the 'discharge o'pening in the lowererid of thefbarrel 34 of the "faucet, 'This drop'fonwateri will become de- .i posited onthe ringer of' the operator of the lever' ""f'47.` The pivot 48 lfor'the'jlever 47 supportsa leaf spring'f53which operates yagainst fthe Ylever 47 rb miqvexrhe-san1ie.'outwardly whereby.' the amr "extensions '51"will' swing. upwardly and 'the' the basin 24. .Whenr the plunger 34 engages the pressure Vupon the lever 47 the 4spring 53 beforked terminals 50 engaged with the lugs 49 will cause the lifting of the plunger 34 in the barrel 32. Simultaneously with this upward movement of the plunger 34 the valve 36 will move to closed position under the action of the spring 42 upon the reduced end 39 and thus the said valve will close the opening in the lower end ofl the barrel 32, thereby shutting off the dispensing of the water.

The 'lower discharge end of the barrel 32 is Vshaped to form a single drop trapping space 54 vfor the water admitted thereto from the nozzle 31 through portas of the basin 24. :if f The throat 15 has formed at its outer open end concentrically of the opening 19 therein a reduced circular nozzle 55 which projects into the basin 24gand the same determines the water level within said basin as should be apparent inf Figure 1 of the drawing.

In the working of the device, it being prefer- 'able' to'have the samesupported upon a pedestal or other place of'rest (not shown), the bot- .tom ofV the basin 24 being formed with 'securing ears 5'6, an'operator 'through the instrumental-- ity oi his'or her'nger presses upon the head 52 lof. 'the lever 47 moving the same against the res's'tance. of the'springV '53 and this movement causes `'theflowering 'of the plunger 34 shutting off 'communication between the barrel 32 andr 1-O5 abutment245 `the further downward movement of said plunger will then cause the valve 3'6 to open and at this instant a single vdrop of the sacred waterV 13 is dispensedy or discharged. ByV reason of thev disposition' of the head 52 of the lever the single discharged drop of water will .become deposited `on thenger of. the operator of the device. Immediately upon the release of lcomes active for-the lifting of the plunger'r37 115 by the `arms 51 and when the said plunger re- -cedes from the Iabutment 4 5 the kspring 42 on the end 39 of the plunger -38` will respond to bring the Valve 36 to closingjposition with respect to' 120 f the discharge opening 35 .in the barrel 32, thereby shutting oir the faucet.r The instan-t that communication is vestablished v'between the vbarfthe. latter is engaged with said basinyand a v'faucet connnuni'cating with the basin and provided with means adapted to dispense 'single "drops of liquid therefrom. Y 140 2. A deviceA of Qthe character'de'scribed comprising aliqu'id container, a 'b'asin for communication with the container,v a removable vcap on the container, a deliverythroat on the cap and removably lit-ted with :the fbasin, means .normal-'1145 ly closing vvthe throat, .means inthe basin and opening the closingimealns'zof .the throat :when

'the flatter -lis ienga'ged with said basin, a yfaucet communicating `with fthe'basin-1and1pr'ovided with means'adap'ted'to dispense single drops of 150 communicating with the basin and provided with means adapted to dispense single drops of liquid therefrom, and control means arranged with the faucet and manually operable, said manually operable control means being disposed with respect to the faucet for the deposit of droppings onto a nger of the operator of said means.

MAX F. GREGOR. 

